The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 36, 4 June 1914, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Loettie Carmichael, of New York, t in filing an application for divorce, based her claim (the Express says) on the following delinquencies on the part of her husband: Irascible disposition, mania for smashing clocks, struck her with a glass, threatened to throw her out of a second-storey wini dow, choked her, kissed another woman, kept everybody in the house awake at night, tried to make her take oft' her shoes, tried to throw her into the Hudson, called her an idiot, an imp, and a pest, struck her grandson with a newspaper, smashed a glass of whisky, struck her in tire face with a switch, dislocated her “floating rib," and got shot at by another woman’s , husband. The polling for the election of coun- 1 cillor to fill the vacancy on the Borough Council was very small, only 423 votes being recorded on Tuesday. The result was the return of Mr Thomas Reader, who polled 168 votes against Mr E. W. Hancock’s 133, and Mr A. Moon’s 118, and there were four informal votes. The figures wore announced by the Returning Officer (Mr P. Skoglund) about half-past seven, when there was a amall crowd in 1 front of the Municipal Chambers. In returning thanks for his election,- Mr Reader made a short speech, stating that he did not know anything about municipal politics, hut he would make a study of them, and would do the best he could. (Applause.) Mr Hancock .also spoke briefly, thanking those who had voted for him, and congratulating Mr Reader on his election. He considered Mr Reader would make a good councillor, and was th» host man. (Applatna.) Mr Moon did not put in an appearance.

Mr Robert Hannah, head of the firm of Hannah’s, was on a business visit to Stratford yesterday.

A cornet player will assist at choral evensong at St. Paul’s Church, Auckland, in future. This innovation is unique in the Dominion in Anglican churches.

A memorial service in connection

with the “Empress of Ireland” disaster is to be held in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, on Friday evening. The offertory will be devoted to the fund for relations of the deceased.

There were about fifty infantry and mounted Territorials at the King’s Birthday parade yesterday. The men were paraded in front of the Town Hall, and after giving the flag the royal salute, were dismissed. The weather during the parade was dismal and very few of the public were present.

The local pipe band, which played the Scots National music at the concert last night, made a really good showing in their kilts. The personnel was: Drum-Major J. McNeil Adams and Pipers Wade, Morrison, Sangster, Matheson, Ferguson and Mathers, Drummer Bonner and SideDrummers McCormick and Wade.

i During May 256 estates of deceased persons were certified for stamp duty. The largest were those of John Robert Mills, of Southland, £82,893; and William Brewer, of Wellington, £72,287. The following are the figures for the New Plymouth district:—John Wemyss Scott, £2,739; David Waldie, £1977.

Mr W. Y. Kirkman, manager of the Stratford Dairy Company, is in receipt of a telegram from Waikato informing him of the Company’s success In winning the Silkeborg trophy for most points in the two classes for best box of butter suitable for export, and also for same suitable for export taken from the butter going through the grading stores.

Notification is published under the Plumbers’ Registration Act, 1912, that' an examination will be held by the Plumbers’ Board of New Zealand for the purpose of registration under the Act on the 17th and 18th July of this year at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and such other centres as may be decided by the Board, when the number of candidates is known.

Mr J. Black, J.P., presided at a sitting of the Court yesterday and dealt with three ‘hlrunks.” ■ One who had been found helplessly drunk in the Whangamomona back country* had been remanded for a week for medical treatment. ‘He was convicted and dis-; charged on - condition that he; paid police and medical expenses totalling £3 15s 6d. Henry Boyes, a fourth offender within six months, was finfd £l, and a first offender was fined 10s.

A meeting of settlers and others interested will be held in the Borough Council Chambers, Stratford, on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m., to receive the report of the committee of the proposed Farmers’ Meat Freezing Company, and to discuss the resolution of the committee that it be a recommendation that a Farmers’ Meat Freezing Company he formed with a nominal capital of £IOO,OOO, but that no allotment be made until £12,500 shares have been subscribed.

Dr. T. L. Paget on Tuesday last went to New Plymouth to hold a consultation with Dr. \ alintine regarding the recent death from infectious spinal paralysis which occurred in Stratford, and as a result was given carte blanche in the matter of disinfecting and fumigating as ho considered necessary. Advantage was accordingly taken of yesterday being a Bank holiday to give the Bank premises a second and most thorough fumigation, both public offices and residential quarters being treated. Dr. Paget is perfectly satisfied that, so far as this case is concerned, the public may rest assured there is not now the slightest danger of infection.

A new treatment/ of wax baths for gout, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, varicose veins, ulcers, and burns was advocated by Dr. Barthe, of Sandfort, before the French Academy of Medicine last week. Paraffin wax is applied at a temperature of 90deg, It has in the case of rheumatic complaints the effect of imparting both warmth and pressure, which relieves the pain, stimulates the circulaton, and reduces inflammation. In the case of sores or wounds wax on soldifying, forms a skin under which the wound is kept in a protected and sterilised condition while the tissue forms once more and the skin grows again without scars. To prove the safety with which this high temperature may be borne. Dr. Barthe four years ago plunged into a bath of liquid paraffin wax at 90deg,